Soccer Game Preview: Spring Valley vs. West Ashley

The Spring Valley Vikings will venture away from home to take on the West Ashley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Spring Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Stratford a 6-0 shutout. Marie Conroy was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.

Meanwhile, West Ashley waltzed into their contest last Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Warriors 5-0. Give West Ashley's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.

West Ashley pushed their record up to 16-4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those five matchups. As for Spring Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.